Watford3–2Aston Villa

Half-time goals: Watford 2, Aston Villa 0. The score at the break.

xG: Watford 1.35, Aston Villa 1.14. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Watford 1.35, Aston Villa 0.38. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Watford 13, Aston Villa 11. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Watford 7, Aston Villa 2. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Watford 1, Aston Villa 1. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Watford 2, Aston Villa 4. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Watford 1, Aston Villa 1. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

From free kicks: Watford 0, Aston Villa 1. Shots struck directly from a free kick.

Headed shots: Watford 1, Aston Villa 1. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Penalties: Watford 0, Aston Villa 1. Penalties awarded and taken.

Passes in their third: Watford 182, Aston Villa 303. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Watford 4, Aston Villa 6. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Watford 18, Aston Villa 13. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Watford 3, Aston Villa 1. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Watford 14.4, Aston Villa 6.5. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

Expected points: Watford 1.48, Aston Villa 1.20. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.